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    Tell Us: What Words Describe Your Caregiving Role?

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    July 28, 2009
    Caregiving is hard. How hard is it to describe your caregiving role in just three words? We asked our followers on Twitter this question: Which three words describe your caregiving role? Their answers include: Hard. Rewarding. Frustrating. –from @TheGrandChick Poignant, heartbreaking, rewarding –from @ElderCareRN Exhausting, frustrating, trying! –from @MentalMakeover Beautiful,...
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    Tell Us: What’s Your Caregiving Secret Sauce?

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    July 7, 2009
    Image via Wikipedia I have a friend who regularly talks about Google’s “secret sauce,” i.e., the secret to the company’s initial success (the company used people, rather than technology, to populate its search directory). I think we all have a secret sauce. I think, in particular, family caregivers have a...
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    Tell Us: What Stresses You?

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    May 5, 2009
    Image by Tidewater Muse via Flickr When you’re in the throes of it, you may not realize its impact. Only when it’s in the rear-view mirror, rather than coming head-on, do you think: Wow, that really stressed me out. Maybe it’s when you worry about juggling a doctor’s appointment for...
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    What Do You Dread?

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    February 23, 2009
    Today we launch a new feature on Caregiving.com: Tell. In Tell, you tell us what you think and feel. Sometimes, you’ll tell us what you wouldn’t tell someone else–and that’s our purpose. Let it out–tell us. So… Tell us: What part of your day do you dread? A family caregiver...
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